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Oh, when will that tired “liberal media” meme be put to rest

by Calickizzle
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 04:42pm Juneau Smog Blog Post Permalink Blog Post Trackback Read/Leave Comments Juneau Smog Twitter Retweet Oh, when will that tired “liberal media” meme be put to rest

Over on his blog, in which he wages a daily battle agaisnt “the stupid”, Zandar makes some excellent observations as he skewers the so-called “liberal media’ (aka the “Village Idiots”). In summary:

• The New York Times claims that former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich- who, lets remind everyone, was forced out of Congress by his own party- is “resurgent” because he tells a crowd in Iowa that “you can’t put a gun rack on a Smart Car.” Nor can you create a non-toxic environment for your kids by driving 10 mph vehicles for quick trips to the grocery store, which may explain why Hummers are now as extinct as the dodo.

• The only reason why the ethically corrupt Gingrich and Sarah Palin have any political weight at all is because the “liberal media” believes that they are worth coverage. Typically, if a politician finds their elected job “too hard” and quits halfway through, their reputation suffers irreparable damage and they are shunned by the media. Not Sarah Palin, who has mastered the art of the double standard. (For example, it appears that the Palins were in Los Angeles during Oscars week, helping herself to some free Oscar swag, when the news broke that she used Canada’s free health care system. Rumor has it that Todd spent a good chunk of that time trying to spell out the Hollywood sign.)

• Finally, let’s not forget that Fox News believes its too late for Obama to be bringing his pitch for health care directly to the American public. He should have done that shortly after taking office when his approval ratings were higher, as opposed to preventing our economy for going belly up with the passing of the stimulus package. Never mind the fact that every time the President did leave Washington for domestic trips, the “liberal media” criticized these excursions outside the Beltway, regardless of the reason.

So, can we finally please put this “liberal media” meme that lacks any connection with reality to rest all ready? Seriously, when the likes of Rupert Murdoch and Summer Redstone manipulate information is being relayed to the masses and the resources how media is being shared, how could media possibly be considered “liberal?”

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On the Internets: Tip of the hat, Wag of the Finger

by Calickizzle
Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 08:22pm Juneau Smog Blog Post Permalink Blog Post Trackback Read/Leave Comments Juneau Smog Twitter Retweet On the Internets: Tip of the hat, Wag of the Finger

Whilst wasting far too much time surfing the ol’ interweb, I happened across what may be my new favorite political blog. (Though I did cast a vote for Shannyn Moore’s Just a Girl from Homer as the best political blog on the Blogger’s Choice Awards, just to irk Caribou Barbie and Michelle Malkin.) Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to draw attention to Zandar versus the Stupid, which, by accounts, is the efforts by one brave soul- who appears to go by the name “Zander”- to push back against conservative idiocy in all its various forms. With such a mission, the poor guy has his work cut out for him.

I happened across ZvtS with a post that laughably detailed the efforts by some misguided (and since we are discussing conservatives here, I’ll add the descriptive ‘brain-dead’) efforts to draft Dick Cheney in an effort to run as a Republican candidate for President in 2012. I know. Funny, right? The former baby-eating Veep only left office with a 13 percent approval rating. (That’s right, I said thirteen.) Far be it for me to squash such quixotic efforts.

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Let’s compare successes for each side over the last few months

by Calickizzle
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 07:58pm Juneau Smog Blog Post Permalink Blog Post Trackback Read/Leave Comments Juneau Smog Twitter Retweet Let’s compare successes for each side over the last few months

FOX News and the right were able to force Van Jones, the adviser to the Council on Environmental Quality- or “green jobs czar”- to re-sign from his position with the Obama adminsitration.

House Democrats passed a health care reform bill.

The battle between the White House and FOX News lead to Obama’s Communications Director Anita Dunn stepping down much sooner than the end of the year, as she initially said.

Democrats picked up two more Congressional seats in the House, extending their winning streak to five straight special Congressional races over Republican candidates.

I’m not suggesting that the current political momentum is entirely for the Democrats.  Certainly the right has their successes to celebrate as well!

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Fox News Made Their Bed, Now Sleep In It

by Jsmog
Monday, November 2, 2009 at 05:39pm Juneau Smog Blog Post Permalink Blog Post Trackback Read/Leave Comments Juneau Smog Twitter Retweet Fox News Made Their Bed, Now Sleep In It

What the Fox!?

What the Fox!?

I don’t think there is anything more hallow than listening to Fox News cry about the White House claiming they aren’t a real news agency. Three weeks ago White House Communications Director Anita Dunn appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources and said:

“The reality of it is that Fox News often operates almost as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party. And it is not ideological… what I think is fair to say about Fox, and the way we view it, is that it is more of a wing of the Republican Party.”

“Obviously [the President] will go on Fox because he engages with ideological opponents. He has done that before and he will do it again… when he goes on Fox he understands he is not going on it as a news network at this point. He is going on it to debate the opposition.”

“[Fox is] widely viewed as a part of the Republican Party: take their talking points and put them on the air, take their opposition research and put it on the air. And that’s fine. But let’s not pretend they’re a news organization like CNN is.”

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Where Do Our Premiums Go?

by Jsmog
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 04:12pm Juneau Smog Blog Post Permalink Blog Post Trackback Read/Leave Comments Juneau Smog Twitter Retweet Where Do Our Premiums Go?

When insurance companies are paying over half their profits for lobbyist and legal fees, that’s obviously money not going to provide benefits to policy holders with their health care bills. Because of their lack or regulation they legally have the right to hike up their rates whenever they want. Because of this their membership rates are down but they are still able to make huge profits off less customers. In three years the profits of Wellpoint, the nation’s largest health insurance company, went up 90% while their memberships rates were down 3%. Netting $2.5 billion in profits last year wasn’t enough for WellPoint. Now, WellPoint’s affiliate, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, is suing the state of Maine for refusing to guarantee it a profit margin in the midst of a painful recession:

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